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| INTRODUCTION | |
| Rebecca: How many people are in your Japanese dinner party? | |
| Naomi: ใชใใฟใงใใ | |
| Rebecca: Rebecca here. ใใใซใกใฏใๅ ๆฐใงใใใ | |
| Naomi: ๅ ๆฐใงใใใใใใใ้กใใใพใใใฌใใใซใใใ | |
| Rebecca: ไปๆฅใใใใใใ้กใใใพใใ | |
| Naomi: ไปๆฅใฎใฌใในใณใฏใใใไพฟๅฉใงใใ | |
| Rebecca: Thatโs right. Today we are going to take a look at a lot of useful expressions that you can use in a shop or a restaurant. We are going to review counters and those ใใใใฉ words. | |
| Naomi: ใใใใใใใใใใฉใใ | |
| Rebecca: From last lesson. So whatโs happening in todayโs dialogue, Naomi Sensei? | |
| Naomi: ไปๆฅใฏใๅใใใจใใใกใใชใใฃใชใใฉใผใกใณๅฑใซ่กใใพใใ | |
| Rebecca: Okay so today ๅ and ใใกใใชใใฃใช are going to a Ramen restaurant. | |
| Naomi: ใใใใๆณจๆใใใพใใ They are going to order some food. | |
| Rebecca: ไปๆฅใฎไผ่ฉฑใซ่ชฐใใใพใใใSo who is appearing in todayโs conversation? | |
| Naomi: ๅบๅกใใใจๅๅค่ฆใใใจใใกใใชใใฃใชใใใงใใๅบๅกใใใฏใในใฟใใใใชใ | |
| Rebecca: Yeah I think in Japanese, you use ๅบๅกใใ to refer to anyone who works at โ a chef at restaurant. | |
| Naomi: Yes. | |
| Rebecca: Right. Well we tend to make a distinction in English. So we say waiter orโฆ | |
| Naomi: Okay. | |
| Rebecca: Cook or something. | |
| Naomi: Okay, so it could be cook or it could be waiter or waitress. ใงใใญใ waiter, ๅค่ฆ and ใใกใใชใใฃใฉ are talking. | |
| Rebecca: Right, and again we will be listening to them speak polite Japanese. | |
| Naomi: ใใใงใใ | |
| Rebecca: Letโs listen to the dialogue. | |
| DIALOGUE | |
| ๅบๅก: ใใใฃใใใ๏ผไฝไบบใงใใใ | |
| ๅ ๅค่ฆ: ไบไบบใงใใ | |
| ๅบๅก: ใใกใใธ ใฉใใใใๆณจๆใฏ๏ผ | |
| ๅ ๅค่ฆ: ใใ็ใใผใซใ ไธใค ไธใใใใใใใใใฉใผใกใณ ไธใคใจ ใใซใใ | |
| ไธใค ใ้กใใใพใใใใกใใชใใฃใชใฏ๏ผ | |
| ใใกใใชใใฃใช: ใใผใใ้่ใฉใผใกใณใ ไธใใใใใใใใใใฉใณในใฎ ใใซใดใผใ | |
| ใฅใฎ ็ฝใฏใคใณใฏ ใใใพใใใ | |
| ๅบๅก: ใใฟใพใใใใใฏใคใณใฏ ใกใใฃใจใ | |
| Naomi: ใใไธๅบฆใใญใใใใพใใไปๅบฆใฏใใฃใใใ้กใใใพใใ | |
| ๅบๅก: ใใใฃใใใ๏ผไฝไบบใงใใใ | |
| ๅ ๅค่ฆ: ไบไบบใงใใ | |
| ๅบๅก: ใใกใใธ ใฉใใใใๆณจๆใฏ๏ผ | |
| ๅ ๅค่ฆ: ใใ็ใใผใซใ ไธใค ไธใใใใใใใใใฉใผใกใณ ไธใคใจ ใใซใใ | |
| ไธใค ใ้กใใใพใใใใกใใชใใฃใชใฏ๏ผ | |
| ใใกใใชใใฃใช: ใใผใใ้่ใฉใผใกใณใ ไธใใใใใใใใใใฉใณในใฎ ใใซใดใผใ | |
| ใฅใฎ ็ฝใฏใคใณใฏ ใใใพใใใ | |
| ๅบๅก: ใใฟใพใใใใใฏใคใณใฏ ใกใใฃใจใ | |
| Naomi:ใไปๅบฆใฏ่ฑ่ชใๅ ฅใใพใใ | |
| ๅบๅก: ใใใฃใใใ๏ผไฝไบบใงใใใ | |
| WAITER: Welcome, how many people? | |
| ๅ ๅค่ฆ: ไบไบบใงใใ | |
| MINAMI: 2 people. | |
| ๅบๅก: ใใกใใธ ใฉใใใใๆณจๆใฏ๏ผ | |
| WAITER: Right this way, please. Are you ready to order? | |
| ๅ ๅค่ฆ: ใใ็ใใผใซใ ไธใค ไธใใใใใใใใใฉใผใกใณ ไธใคใจ ใใซใใ | |
| ไธใค ใ้กใใใพใใใใกใใชใใฃใชใฏ๏ผ | |
| MINAMI: A draft beer, please. And after that 1 ramen and 3 onigiri, please. | |
| Fabrizio, how about you? | |
| ใใกใใชใใฃใช: ใใผใใ้่ใฉใผใกใณใ ไธใใใใใใใใใใฉใณในใฎ ใใซใดใผใ | |
| ใฅใฎ ็ฝใฏใคใณใฏ ใใใพใใใ | |
| FABRIZIO: Uhmm, vegetable ramen, please. And after that, do you have a | |
| white wine from Burgundy? | |
| ๅบๅก: ใใฟใพใใใใใฏใคใณใฏ ใกใใฃใจใ | |
| WAITER: I'm sorry, butโฆ wine is... | |
| POST CONVERSATION BANTER | |
| Naomi: ใฌใใใซใใใใฉใผใกใณๅฑใฏ่ฑ่ชใงไฝใงใใใ. How would you translate ใฉใผใกใณๅฑ in English? | |
| Rebecca: I guess we would say a Ramen restaurant but Ramen is really casual, isnโt it? And a restaurant, to me that sounds quite formal but Ramen, itโs not really McDonaldโs. Isnโt it but it is fast food โ fast casual cheap place. So Ramen restaurant. | |
| Naomi: Ramen place, Ramen shop. | |
| Rebecca: Ramen place yeah. | |
| Naomi: ใชใใปใฉใใฌใใใซใใใฏใใฉใผใกใณๅฑใธ่กใใพใใใDo you often go to Ramen shop? | |
| Rebecca: Well I like Ramen but I donโt often go. Itโs very salty. | |
| Naomi: ใใใงใใญใ | |
| Rebecca:ใกใใฃใจใใซใทใผใใใชใใงใใญใ. Itโs not very healthy. | |
| Naomi: ใใซใทใผใใใชใใงใใๅ จ็ถใใซใทใผใใใชใใงใใญใ | |
| Rebecca: Actually what I really love about Ramen. I mean I like Ramen but I really love the side dish that you get with it sometimes Jiaozi. | |
| Naomi: Jiaozi ้คๅญใญใ Chinese Dumplings? | |
| Rebecca: Pot stickers. Yeah I know that they are from China. So technically maybe they are not Japanese food but I think they are my favorite food to eat in Japan. | |
| Naomi: ใใใงใใญใ Ramen is Chinese food but I think our Ramen and Chinese Ramen are bit different. | |
| Rebecca:Yeah like the Japanese take on Ramen. | |
| Naomi: ใใใงใใญใ | |
| Rebecca: ใใใใใๆฎ้ใใฉใผใกใณๅฑใซใฏใคใณใฏใใใพใใใThey donโt usually serve wine at Ramen places right? | |
| Naomi: ใใใงใใญใใชใใงใใญใ | |
| Rebecca: So what would they serve? | |
| Naomi: ็ใใผใซใ | |
| Rebecca: ็ใใผใซI think the way the waiter said no is very Japanese. | |
| Naomi: ใใผใใฟใพใใใใใฏใคใณใฏใกใใฃใจใYeah I agree. I think thatโs a typical Japanese way. | |
| Rebecca: Yeah literally what he is saying is sorry, wine is a bit ummโฆ | |
| Naomi: ใใใงใใญใ. This is the way we say no without actually saying no. | |
| Rebecca: Right. I am sure most of our listeners know what Ramen is, itโs noodles right. | |
| Naomi: ใฏใใใใใงใใ | |
| Rebecca: So you know like Instant Ramen, instant noodles, wonderful Japanese invention. | |
| Naomi: ใใใงใใญใ | |
| Rebecca: But of course the noodles that you get at Ramen shop are not instant but instant noodles came from Ramen. | |
| VOCAB LIST | |
| Rebecca: Hi letโs look at todayโs vocab. First word. ไฝไบบใHow many people? | |
| Naomi: (slow)ใชใใซใใ(natural speed)ไฝไบบ | |
| Rebecca: Starting high falling on the second syllable, staying low. | |
| Naomi: ไฝไบบ | |
| Rebecca: Next. | |
| Naomi: ไบไบบ | |
| Rebecca: Two people who.. | |
| Naomi: (slow)ใตใใใ(natural speed)ไบไบบ | |
| Rebecca: Starting low, rising on the second syllable ta, staying high. | |
| Naomi: ไบไบบ | |
| Rebecca: Next. | |
| Naomi: ใใกใ | |
| Rebecca: This way here. | |
| Naomi:(slow)ใใกใใ(natural speed) ใใกใ | |
| Rebecca: Starting low, rising on the second syllable chi. | |
| Naomi: ใใกใ | |
| Rebecca: Next. | |
| Naomi: ใฉใใ | |
| Rebecca: Please, kindly by all means. | |
| Naomi:(slow)ใฉใใใ(natural speed)ใฉใใ | |
| Rebecca: Starting high, falling on the second to last syllable U. | |
| Naomi: ใฉใใ | |
| Rebecca: Next. | |
| Naomi: ๆณจๆ | |
| Rebecca: Order, request. | |
| Naomi: (slow)ใกใ ใใใใ(natural speed)ๆณจๆ | |
| Rebecca:Starting low, rising on the second syllable U, staying high. | |
| Naomi: ๆณจๆ | |
| Rebecca: Next. | |
| Naomi: ็ใใผใซ | |
| Rebecca: Draft beer. | |
| Naomi: (slow)ใใชใพใใผใซใ(natural speed)็ใใผใซ | |
| Rebecca: Starting low, rising on the second syllable Ma, falling on the second last syllable E. | |
| Naomi: ็ใใผใซ | |
| Rebecca: Next. | |
| Naomi: ใฉใผใกใณ | |
| Rebecca: Chinese style noodles Ramen. | |
| Naomi: (slow)ใใฉใผใกใณใ(natural speed)ใใฉใผใกใณ | |
| Rebecca: Starting high, falling on the second syllable A. | |
| Naomi: ใฉใผใกใณ | |
| Rebecca:Next. | |
| Naomi:ใใซใใ | |
| Rebecca: Rice ball. | |
| Naomi: (slow)ใใใซใใใ(natural speed)ใใซใใ | |
| Rebecca: Starting low, rising on the second syllable ni, falling on the second last syllable ge. Next. | |
| Naomi: ็ฝใฏใคใณ | |
| Rebecca:White wine. | |
| Naomi:ใ(slow)ใใใใฏใคใณใ(natural speed)็ฝใฏใคใณ | |
| Rebecca: Starting low, rising on the second syllable do, falling on the second last syllable E. | |
| Naomi: ็ฝใฏใคใณ | |
| Rebecca: Next. | |
| Naomi: ใใใใ | |
| Rebecca: And , and then, after that, in addition. | |
| Naomi: (slow)ใใใใใใ(natural speed)ใใใใใ | |
| Rebecca: Starting low, going high on the second syllable ใง, staying high. | |
| Naomi: ใใใใ | |
| Rebecca: In todayโs dialogue, there are some expressions which would come in handy at a shop or a restaurant. Letโs have a closer look at them. | |
| Naomi: ใใกใใธใฉใใ | |
| Rebecca: This way please. | |
| Naomi: ใใกใ | |
| Rebecca: This way. | |
| Naomi: ใธ | |
| Rebecca: Direction particle. Have a look at the Nihongo Dojo lesson #23. | |
| Naomi: ใฉใใ | |
| Rebecca: Please and for more on the use of Dojo, please look at Nihongo Dojo lesson 10. ใใกใ is one of those ใใใใฉใwords. | |
| Naomi: ใใใงใใญใใใ is desk and ใใกใ means this way. ใใใงใใญใ or this person or here in a plight situation. | |
| Rebecca: So when you hear the way to say ใใกใใธใฉใใ imagine him or her sort of holding out their hand and saying, this way please. | |
| Naomi: ใใใงใใญใAnd that way please. Please go over there, ใใกใใธใฉใใใ. | |
| Rebecca: Letโs look at another sentence from todayโs dialogue. | |
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| Naomi: ใฏใคใณใฏใใใพใใใ | |
| Rebecca: Do you have wine? | |
| Naomi: ใใฟใพใใใใใฏใคใณใฏใกใใฃใจใ | |
| Rebecca: I am sorry, we donโt have any. In a previous lesson, lesson #58, we looked at the grammar structure. Something ใใใใพใ or something ใใใพใ. The particle ga can be replaced with the particle wa in a negative or a yes/no question like we see here wine ใฏใใใพใใ. So the original sentence Naomi Sensei was wine. | |
| Naomi: ใฏใคใณใใใใพใใ | |
| Rebecca: And then we make that into a question and it becomes ใฏใคใณใฏใใใพใใใand we are kind of emphasizing the wine. | |
| Naomi: ใใใงใใญใ | |
| Rebecca:And the second sentence is ใใฟใพใใใใใฏใคใณใฏใกใใฃใจใ. We covered this before. The literal translation means I am sorry but wine is a little ใใใงใ๏ฝใใ and itโs the way. It is polite way of saying, no we donโt have any wine. | |
| Naomi: So if I am a customer and you are a shop clerk, ้คๅญใฏใใใพใใ, what would you say? | |
| Rebecca: If we didnโt have ้คๅญ, well I tilt my head to one side, look very apologetic and say ้คๅญใฏใกใใฃใจ. So itโs a very useful phrase. If you want to say no but you donโt want to be rude, you say ใใฟใพใใ. Sorry ใใใฏใกใใฃใจ. So letโs look at todayโs grammar. | |
| VOCAB AND PHRASE USAGE | |
| Rebecca:Todayโs grammar focuses on counters and this is really, really important. Itโs in the review track. There is a lot of great stuff in this. So be sure to check it out and instead what we are going to do in the grammar section today is look at a function. How to order in a restaurant. This is also going to be really useful because dining out in Tokyo is very cheap. Itโs not like compared to where I come from. So if you come here, you are going to be doing it a lot and it will be very useful. So Naomi Sensei, can you show us how? | |
| Naomi: ็ใใผใซใใฒใจใคใใ ใใใ I would like to introduce counters for dinner object up to three. | |
| Rebecca: Okay. So how would you say one? | |
| Naomi: ไธใค | |
| Rebecca: Two | |
| Naomi: ไบใค | |
| Rebecca: Three | |
| Naomi: ไธใค | |
| Rebecca: ไธใคใไบใคใไธใคใRight. So how would you use this in a sentence? | |
| Naomi: If you want some beer, ใใผใซใใใ ใใ right. | |
| Rebecca: Give me some beer. Please may I have some beer? | |
| Naomi: ใใใงใใญใ If you want to have one beer, you would say ใใผใซใไธใคใใ ใใ. Put number before ใใ ใใ | |
| Rebecca: I see. So if I wanted to order two beers, that would beโฆ | |
| Naomi: ใใผใซใไบใคใใ ใใ | |
| Rebecca: And three beers? | |
| Naomi: ใใผใซใไธใคใใ ใใ | |
| Rebecca: I see. Now there is another way to say this. Isnโt there? Not using ใใใ ใใ we use another word. | |
| Naomi: You mean ใ้กใใใพใ. | |
| Rebecca: Yeah, yeah thatโs right. | |
| Naomi: ใใใงใใญใ. It works in the same way.ใใผใซใไธใคใ้กใใใพใใ | |
| Rebecca: Please give me one beer. | |
| Naomi: ใใใงใใญใ One beer please ใใผใซใไบใคใ้กใใใพใใ | |
| Rebecca:Two beers please. | |
| Naomi: ไธใคใ้กใใใพใใ | |
| Rebecca: Three beers please. | |
| Naomi: ใฏใใI think ใใใ ใใ and ใใ้กใใใพใ are same kind of nuance. Both are plight expressions. | |
| Rebecca: So we could use either of them? | |
| Naomi: ใฏใใ | |
| Rebecca: Whichever one is easiest to remember. Well Naomi Sensei, what happens if I donโt want to drink beer. How do I order water? | |
| Naomi: ใใใงใใใญใ If you are minor, you canโt drink beer. | |
| Rebecca:Thatโs right and if you are under 20 in Japan, you are a minor. | |
| Naomi: ใใใงใใญใๆฐดใใใ ใใใ | |
| Rebecca: Please may I have some water. | |
| Naomi: ใใใงใใญใๆฐด is water. | |
| Rebecca: Okay. | |
| Naomi: Or ๆฐดใใ้กใใใพใใ or ๆฐดใไธใคใ้กใใใพใใ | |
| Rebecca: May I have one water. | |
| Naomi: ใฏใใใฉใผใกใณใไธใคใ้กใใใพใใ | |
| Rebecca: One bowl of Ramen please. | |
| Naomi: ใใใงใใญใ | |
| Rebecca: What about ใใซใใใไธใคใใ ใใใ | |
| Naomi: ใใใใAre you that hungry? | |
| Rebecca: Three rice balls. | |
| Naomi: ใใใ. | |
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| Rebecca: I think thatโs all the time we have got today. | |
| Naomi: ใใใใพใใ | |
| Rebecca: See you next time. | |
| DIALOGUE | |
| ๅบๅก: ใใใฃใใใ๏ผไฝไบบใงใใใ | |
| ๅ ๅค่ฆ: ไบไบบใงใใ | |
| ๅบๅก: ใใกใใธ ใฉใใใใๆณจๆใฏ๏ผ | |
| ๅ ๅค่ฆ: ใใ็ใใผใซใ ไธใค ไธใใใใใใใใใฉใผใกใณ ไธใคใจ ใใซใใ | |
| ไธใค ใ้กใใใพใใใใกใใชใใฃใชใฏ๏ผ | |
| ใใกใใชใใฃใช: ใใผใใ้่ใฉใผใกใณใ ไธใใใใใใใใใใฉใณในใฎ ใใซใดใผใ | |
| ใฅใฎ ็ฝใฏใคใณใฏ ใใใพใใใ | |
| ๅบๅก: ใใฟใพใใใใใฏใคใณใฏ ใกใใฃใจใ |
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HideMina-san, after you eat a bowl of ramen, do you have enough room for THREE ONIGIRI? Wow. Minami-san must have worked hard today and built up quite an appetite. ๏ผ็ฌ๏ผ
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Thank you so much for your comment๐
They're in the review track located right above this comment section๐
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Ryoma
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What do you mean that counters are in the Review lesson? Where can I find that? Thank you.
Hi Carolyn,
Thank you for the question๐
That ใ means but/however.
You can check more about it on this page.
https://www.japanesepod101.com/learningcenter/reference/grammar/148?
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Erica
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่ฑใใ
ใณใกใณใใใใใจใใใใใพใ๏ผ
*ไธไธๅ
่ฑใใใฏใใใใใจใใซใใใๅคงๅฅฝใใชใใงใใญ๐
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Erica
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In the last sentence of the dialogue, why is the ใ particle used when the waiter is saying "ใใฟใพใใใใใฏใคใณใฏ ใกใใฃใจใ"?
ใ๏ฝ๏ผ็งใใใใใใใใจใฆใๅคงๅฅฝใ๏ฝ๏ผไธไธใคใ้กใใใพใ๏ผใใใใใใใซใใไธไธใคใ้กใใใพใ๏ผ
ใใใใใใ ใใพใ๏ฝ๏ผ
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ใใใซใกใฏ sandeepใใ
I'm sorry I don't understand what you mean exactly. ๐
Could you please explain a bit more which lesson link is missing and from which page?
Thank you,
ใฌใดใงใณใ (Levente)
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the lesson link mention in the above page is missing please look into this matter for sore kara is missing.
Hi Rachel,
Thank you for trying!
Wow, that's pretty much of Ramen!!
๏ผใกใใใ ใฉใผใกใณ >> ใใฃใผใทใฅใผใฉใผใกใณ
Hi Yasmin,
Yes, -ใค counting system is only from 1 to 9 and after 10, you just say the number.
ใใซใใใใใ ใใใก ใใ ใใใ
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Miho
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Hello! I would like to clarify on the counting system for things. It says that above 10, general numbers are used. Does this mean it will still have ใค at the end? Like ใใซใใใใใ ใใใกใค ใใ ใใ or it will only be ใใซใใใใใ ใใใก ใใ ใใ?
Thank you in advance!